Is it bad to accept a job, then reject it before starting?

allyra60

Posted 11/13/2014

After not getting anything call backs for years on teaching, suddenly jobs are popping up all over the place.

I had an interview two days ago at a private school for four months as a long term sub which looks like a possibility for permanent as they need a fulltime teacher for the next school year. The interview went great and I am waiting to see if they call back for the second phase. (I am pretty sure they will as they were still requesting paperwork from me by email the day after my interview).

I just now also got an email from the school district I sub at that they need a long term sub as well starting in february for 10-13 weeks.

I told the second school I am interested because the first option may not pan out.

But if they sign me up to do it and the first school decides they want me, too, is it bad to then turn around and reject the second school? Even if it would be like months in advance?

I am not even sure which school I would prefer to work for, I just want to secure SOMETHING.

Let's turn the situation around. You've been hired and suddenly the school district finds out they don't have enough $$ to pay you. Do you think for a moment that they would torture themselves over whether it's "right" or "fair" to let you go? Of course not.

Until you have a job offer in front of you all the interviews and paperwork don't mean anything. They could just as easily call you up and say that it turns out they're not going to need you after all. So until anything is final, not only are you quite within your rights to continue to pursue other options,IMO you'd be a fool not to.
If you get an offer from one, call the other right away and tell them that unfortunately another position you interviewed for has come through.

Figure out which one of the best for you and your family and go with that.

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